MSD appoints new Managing Director for GCC
DUBAI, February 15, 2021
MSD, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has appointed Ashraf Malak as the Managing Director for the Gulf Cooperation Council cluster which includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman.
Most recently, Malak was the Regional Commercial Operations Director for MSD’s Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa region where he supported rapid market growth and digital transformation, also advancing the company’s capabilities within harnessing data analytics and implementing an all-new commercial strategy.
Prior to that, he was the Managing Director for MSD Saudi Arabia, transforming the company’s operations in the Kingdom and expanding patient access to novel oncology and vaccines therapies. He was instrumental within growing the business within acute care and cardiometabolic therapeutic areas, accelerating innovative drugs to local approval process and advancing the national vaccines program. Positioning MSD as an employer of choice, he also spearheaded the company’s talent management within the Kingdom, including accelerating the Saudisation program.